College basketball roundup: No. 2 Louisville beats Missouri

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Missouri’s Phil Pressey walks off the court after the Tigers’ loss to No. 2 Louisville in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

Luke Hancock scored 19 points and Russ Smith had 18 points and six steals and No. 2 Louisville looked more like itself with an 84-61 victory over No. 13 Missouri Friday night in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

The Cardinals had a rougher-than-expected opening-round game, a 51-46 victory over Northern Iowa, and coach Rick Pitino looked and sounded upset after the game.

Louisville was back to being one of the better defensive teams in the nation against the Tigers, forcing 23 turnovers that the Cardinals turned into 31 points. Missouri’s Phil Pressey, considered one of the better point guards in the country, had eight turnovers.

Missouri’s shooting percentage (46.0) looked better than it was considering the Tigers were able to get off 50 shots, 13 less than Louisville which shot 49.2 percent.

Ohio State 91, UMKC 45 — Deshaun Thomas scored 15 of his 21 points as the No. 3 Buckeyes coasted to a huge first-half lead on the way to victory against the overmatched Kangaroos in Columbus, Ohio.

Michigan 71, Kansas State 57 — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points before he left late in the game after he was kneed in the head, and the No. 4 Wolverines beat the Wildcats to win the NIT Season Tipoff in New York.

Duke 67, VCU 58 — Mason Plumlee, a 6-foot-10-inch center who helped break VCU’s pressure, had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the No. 5 Blue Devils over the Rams in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Oregon 83, UNLV 79 — Damyean Dotson scored a team-high 19 points, including a short jumper from the key to give the Ducks the lead for good, in an upet of the No. 18 Rebels in the semifinals of the Global Sports Classic in Las Vegas.

Minnesota 84, Memphis 75 — Andre Hollins scored a career-high 41 points to lead the Golden Gophers over the No. 19 Tigers in the consolation semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Cincinnati 78, Iowa State 70 — Sean Kilpatrick scored 32 points, leading the No. 22 Bearcats over the Cyclones in the semifinals of the Global Sports Classic.

Northeastern 74, Belmont 71 — Joel Smith had 26 points, including six 3-pointers to lift the Huskies over the Bruins and into the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage.

Providence 66, Fairfield 47 — Bryce Cotton scored 8 of his 21 points during a game-breaking 17-0 run that carried the host Friars over the Stags.

Loyola (Maryland) 58, Rhode Island 54 — Robert Olson hit a go-ahead layup with 1:57 left in overtime and the Greyhounds held off the host Rams.

Women

UConn 81, Marist 39 — Freshman Breanna Stewart had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the No. 2 Huskies continue to roll through the Paradise Jam tournament in St. Thomas with a victory over the Red Foxes.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 15 points for UConn while Kelly Faris and Moriah Jefferson each had 10.

Baylor 92, Liberty 60 — Kimetria Hayden scored 12 of her 18 points in the game’s first 5½ minutes and the third-ranked Lady Bears cruised over the Lady Flames in Waco, Texas.

Penn State 80, Detroit 72 — Maggie Lucas scored 22 of her 27 points in the second half and Ariel Edwards scored 19 of her career-high 24 points in the first half to help the No. 6 Lady Lions hold off a pesky Titans team in the Cal State Northridge tournament in Los Angeles.

Georgia 84, St. Bonaventure 48 — Khaalidah Miller scored 22 points and had five steals to help the No. 8 Bulldogs beat the Bonnies in Albuquerque.

Kentucky 73, Morehead St. 37 — Samarie Walker had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the No. 9 Wildcats outrebounded the Eagles, 63-21 in their victory in Lexington, Ky.

Sacred Heart 54, BC 48 — Morgan Merriman had a game-high 22 points and the Pioneers ended the Eagles three-game winning streak with a victory in the Washington Dental Service Thanksgiving Tournament at Seattle University. Kerri Shields led BC with 12 points on four 3-pointers.